First Person
Ireland’s most renowned photographer, Amelia Stein has been capturing images of the country and its people for over 30 years. She was the first photographer to be elected as a member to RHA (2004), and Aosdána (2006). The pursuit of absence and loss
Amelia Stein photographer, Dublin
What’s your fascination with Mayo?
I had been working on the Mayo landscape, but had never come to the edge of where the land meets sea. And these cliffs, precipices and islands all had names. That part of Mayo is a special area of conservation, despite the fact the Shell people think it isn’t.
Did you feel unsafe taking the headland pictures?
Yes. You have to be cognisant of ...
